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Sasha Knezev (), is a Serbian American filmmaker and author. He has written, produced and directed feature films, short films, commercials, and has authored a book on Eastern European film titled ''Through the Western Lens''. Knezev is the son of Serbian immigrants from Šabac, Serbia, a cultural and iconic city in the former Yugoslavia that was a breeding ground for artists, musicians and writers. Knezev’s grandfather Milan was a theatrical actor, his father a singer and mother an art and set-designer. Born in Los Angeles, Knezev grew up in San Pedro, Los Angeles, a tough blue-collar town within Los Angeles County where many emigrants from the former Yugoslavia settled. Though San Pedro is mostly Croatian, at the time of Knezev’s upbringing his generation simply referred to themselves as “Yugoslavs”. The Port of Los Angeles served as a setting for many of Knezev’s character while a young writer. Knezev attended the School of Cinematic Arts with a BA and MA in Critical Studies, with an emphasis in Eastern European Cinema and American Modernity films of the 1970s. ==Filmography== The war divided many friendships in San Pedro and served as the basis for Knezev’s first feature film ''Welcome To San Pedro'' (2000). Shot with no-budget and in a docudrama format, the film was stylistically devised as both a documentary and autobiography. The narrative was written with this in mind as Knezev wanted to cast Serbians and Croatians to let out their emotions, frustrations and grievances towards the other side on camera. It was shot on a Sony PD150 with Knezev attempting to film a docudrama with a hyper sense of realism because of the foreground narrative experimentalism, low-budget production and temporal displacement. The film was viewed on National Television in the former Yugoslavia and provided a platform of political debate on the conflict. Knezev’s second feature film was titled ''Fragments of Daniela'' (2005). The film deals with the subject of human trafficking among Eastern European girls. Knezev wrote, directed, produced and starred in the film that was showcased across the US on the film-festival circuit in 2006, winning a several awards and generating media attention due to the controversial subject matter. The film was televised on national TV in several European countries. Knezev teamed up with Producer Gregory Smith MD in 2010 and filmed ''American Addict'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Addict )〕(2011), a film dealing with the prescription drug epidemic in America. The film was nominated for Best Documentary at the ''Seattle International Film Festival''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Addict )〕 It generated a huge response both domestically and internationally, prompting a sequel titled ''American Addict 2: The Big Lie''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.americanaddictthemovie.com/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=American Addict 2: The Big Lie )〕 Knezev has interviewed a wide variety of cultural and political figures in the two films, including among others ''Ron Paul'', ''Dennis Kucinich'', ''Matthew Perry'', ''Jonathan Davis'' of Korn, ''Peter Breggin'', ''Sidney M. Wolfe'', ''Barbara Starfield'' and helped produce original music for the film which features music by ''Sen Dog'' of ''Cypress Hill'', Knezev has worked with ''Cypress Hill'', ''Sen Dog'', ''Mellow Man Ace'' and Krazy Dee of ''N.W.A. and the Posse'' for music in past projects. In 2014, he Produced a short film titled 10 MINUTES with Academy Award winning actor ''Louis Gossett, Jr.''. Knezev’s 2006 film ''The Bacchae''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://lashortsfest.com/v1/httpdocs/_pages/Schedule_2006/Program14.html )〕 featured music by renowned composer Goran Bregovic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sasha Knezev」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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